Toke Talagi

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Toke Talagi (2014)

Sir Toke Tufukia Talagi KNZM (born January 9, 1951 in Alofi ; † July 15, 2020 ibid.) Was a Niuean politician . In addition to serving as Prime Minister of Niue, he was Foreign Minister , Minister for International Relations and Minister for Development Aid Coordination . Since there are no political parties on Niue, Talagi was non-party.

career

In 2002 he was elected to the National Assembly of Niue; in the 2005 elections he had the same number of votes as a competitor and only retained his seat thanks to the draw to determine the winner. In the 2008 elections, he was re-elected with a large majority.

He was elected Prime Minister on June 19, 2008 by the Niue Assembly by 14-5 with one abstention in a vote in which the previous incumbent Young Vivian had also run. In November 2011, during Talagi's tenure, Niue became one of the founding members of the Polynesian Leaders Group , a regional group of states. Its aim is cooperation on a range of topics such as culture and language, education, climate change , trade and investment. Talagi lost his re-election in the parliamentary elections on Niue 2020.

He was previously Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Education Minister on several occasions. Talagi was President of the Niue Rugby Union . In 2008 he was elected chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum . In May 2009 he was chairman of the fifth Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting (PALM) on Hokkaidō together with the Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso .

He was married to Emeline Fifitaloa Talagi. Toke Talagi died on July 15, 2020 at the age of 69.

Web links

  • Niue country letter . In: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Australian Government,accessed April 27, 2018.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ THE HON TOKE TUFUKIA TALAGI
  2. ↑ Sir Toke Talagi, longtime premier of Niue, dies
  3. ^ A b New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  4. ^ New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  5. ^ "Talagi declared new Niue premier," ABC Radio Australia, June 19, 2008
  6. ^ Niue parliament elects Toke Talagi as new premier . In: Radio New Zealand International , June 20, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  7. ^ "NZ may be invited to join proposed 'Polynesian Triangle' ginger group" , Pacific Scoop, September 19, 2011
  8. ^ New Polynesian Leaders Group formed in Samoa . In: Radio New Zealand International , November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  9. ^ Premier of Niue loses seat in election. May 31, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 (en-nz).
  10. ^ "Building Small Island Capacity to Withstand Economic, Environmental Shocks Focus of Panel at UN Mauritius Conference" , United Nations, January 13, 2005
  11. ^ Government website of Niue ( Memento of May 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ^ Niue Rugby Union 2005 . In: Oceania Sport . Niue National Olympic Committee , March 26, 2005, archived from the original on July 17, 2005 ; accessed on April 26, 2018 (English, original website no longer available).
  13. ^ "Niue wants more from New Zealand" , ABC Radio Australia, September 29, 2008
  14. ↑ Tongan PM to attend Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting in Japan . In: Matangi Tonga , May 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009. 
personal data
SURNAME Talagi, Toke
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Talagi, Toke Tufukia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Niuean politician and prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Alofi
DATE OF DEATH 15th July 2020
Place of death Alofi